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The third European Conference on Trapped Ions has been held in Schloss Waldthausen near Mainz. Conference topics included precision measurements and fundamental physics, frequency standards, quantum optics, quantum information, trap technology, spectroscopic techniques, molecular ions and chemical reactions, following the successful tradition of the ECTI conference series. (more...) (program)
The topical issue "Frontiers of ion trap and atomic physics: Wolfgang Paul 100" is online. In order to commemorate the 100th aniversary date, the editors Ferdinand Schmidt-Kaler, Rainer Blatt and Günter Werth take the opportunity to edit a special volume in ion trap physics. Even though the invention of the Paul trap dates back to more than half a century, the contributions to this volume clearly hallmark the active ongoing research with Paul traps (more...).
Does Matter fall on earth exactly like antimatter would do? This fundamental question is still not answered experimentally. Researchers from the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and the GBAR Collaboration (http://gbar.in2p3.fr/, http://gbar.web.cern.ch/GBAR/ ) discuss the necessary experimental steps to catch, trap and sympathetically cool Anti-H ions (p-, 2x e+) in a mixed crystal containing 9Be+ ions (http://arxiv.org/abs/1402.1695). The setup of an experiment is funded in parts by the Cluster of excellence PRISMA and with our French partners within a common ANR-DFG project.

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Interpreting our heritageEvery year millions of Americans visit national parks and monuments, state and municipal parks, battlefields, historic houses, and museums. By means of guided walks and talks, tours, exhibits, and signs, visitors experience these areas through a very special kind of communication technique known as "interpretation." For fifty years, Freeman Tilden'sInterpreting Our Heritagehas been an indispensable sourcebook for those who are responsible for developing and delivering interpretive programs. This expanded and revised anniversary edition includes not only Tilden's classic work but also an entirely new selection of accompanying photographs, five additional essays by Tilden on the art and craft of interpretation, a new foreword by former National Park Service director Russell Dickenson, and an introduction by R. Bruce Craig that puts Tilden's writings into perspective for present and future generations. Whether the challenge is to make a prehistoric site come to life; to explain the geological basis behind a particular rock formation; to touch the hearts and minds of visitors to battlefields, historic homes, and sites; or to teach a child about the wonders of the natural world, Tilden's book, with its explanation of the famed "six principles" of interpretation, provides a guiding hand. For anyone interested in our natural and historic heritage-park volunteers and rangers, museum docents and educators, new and seasoned professional heritage interpreters, and those lovingly characterized by Tilden as "happy amateurs"-Interpreting Our Heritageand Tilden's later interpretive writings, included in this edition, collectively provide the essential foundation for bringing into focus the truths that lie beyond what the eye sees. |
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While it may not be the most colourful book you read, it will certainly become a regular read to those interested in interpretation of the wider environment. a definitive novel that is timeless. Freeman Tilden pioneered interpretation through this book.
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Wycombe manager Gary Waddock has backed youngster Kadeem Harris to fulfil his potential after impressing recently.
The 18-year-old midfielder has caught the eye after starting the past five games, despite a run of just one win in that period.
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I've got access to an 8 footer, its a little longer but not sure the inches. its not a fatty fun board but I'm sure it will suffice. ill go get my **** together on...
so, i've lived in Toms river, nj my whole life and only now am picking up a surfboard...i know i know,, WTF happened. better late than never is what i say.
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"butthurt"? Is that a term you made up from a personal experience? Actually, I'm not a Republican. I'm an Independant. I hold no party affliation. I was sick of hearing about Obama not being a citizen and I was sick of hearing about how it's all Bush's fault.
If this was intended to be a spoof on the Kony campaign it wasn't thought out very well. The OP should've known there might have been some out here in Gaia that might have taken offense to it. Didn't think that far ahead, didja? Course not. Actions have consequences.
Hope your butt gets to feelin' better soon.
You, sir, have obviously not been around on the internet a lot. Butthurt is a common term used on the internet. Here is the urbandictionary.com definition.
And really? Everyone gets offended over something. I'm sure there are people offended by the Kony campaign itself. Just because someone gets their feelings a little hurt over something doesn't mean the poster can't post whatever it is. That is what the first amendment's all about. I.E.: I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend your right to say it. If you're that bent out of shape about this, why don't you go make a "campaign" against Obama? Or go report the thread. I'm sure the mods would get a good laugh out of that while they're facepalming at your inability to recognize a joke.
So in conclusion, I have better things to do since you're obviously not going to see that this was all a spoof and will just keep on taking it seriously. I award you no points, and may god have mercy on your soul. You get nothing. You lose. Good day sir.
And you've been around it too long. Perhaps its commonplace amongst the youngsters such as yourself but not around the more matured set, myself included. My feelings were not hurt. I merely pointed out the inaccuracies of the OP. I vehemently oppose the suppression of the First Amendment but I will not sit by and allow false information to circulate. I don't need to report the thread as it does not violate the ToS as outlined in the Forum homepage. As far as this exercise being a spoof you obviously have a podestrian understanding of the term. I believe you are like most of your ilk: you get swept up in rhetoric because doing the research and thinking for yourself takes too much time away from Xbox or Twitter, endevours I am sure will reflect brightly on any resume.
If you wish to close a letter, allow me to show you how it's done. If you can pry yourself away from Facebook for a moment see if you recognize this:
"My good man, some of the time it is a diversion to read such rubbish(such as your weak, milquetoast attempt at a response or someone's "spoof" wink . Most of the time it is a waste of time."
Please, don't cry...accept that you've been bested and slink away with some shred of dignity.
Wow. ******** you. I'm actually not like the majority of my generation at all. I don't twitter, I barely facebook. I play strategy and critical thinking games as opposed to mindless s**t like Halo and Call of Duty. I enjoy reading literature and about history as opposed to watching thing like Jersey Shore, American Idol or the Real Housewives of Who Cares. But I am ready to admit that I don't know everything, because I realize I don't. I've actually been rejected by my peers for the majority of my life. That's how badly I don't fit in with my generation. So instead of assuming that I'm just some vapid, vain, irresponsible kid who can't see beyond their own little pointless world, why don't you try treating me like an equal person of intelligence and stop being ageist? Just because someone is young does not automatically make them ignorant.
Or would you rather me just assume that you're just an old man who's scared of the next generation because you don't like change and because Fox News says we're all liberally biased?
<Yawn> You again? Well, if you must....First, I don't assume anything. I was correct in suspecting you were a youth due to the style of writng you used as well as the overuse of "colorful metaphors". As a sidebar I would like to point out that the use of such words betrays your lack of education as an intelligent person would not lower themselves to converse in such a manner. You are quoted as stating "Just because someone is young does not automatically make them ignorant." Ignorant of facts, yes in this case. You stated that you enjoy reading literature and about history. Might I suggest you pay closer attention to the words in the history books and less on the pictures. Liberal governments have never stood the test of time and I am in no hurry to see America fall into the dustbin simply because Liberalism is the "flavor of the month". You further suggest that I treat you like an equal person of intelligence and stop being an ageist. Well, if you spoke and conducted yourself in an intelligent manner and not that of a simpering child then perhaps I would, as would the rest of your generation that you said has "rejected" you. Since you don't, I see no point in extending such a courtesy, and neither should they.
Your assumption of me matters very little. If knowing that I'm a scared old man who fears the next generation allows you to sleep better at night, then put on your "footie pajamas" and sleep tight. I know who you are(not literally, to be sure) and how very little you know. I can only hope that you grow out of this childish stage you're in and become a mature individual that thinks for himself.
Now kindly go away.
Actually, all empires eventually fall, liberal or not. I mean, just look at Rome. Romans were actually very conservative in their views, especially after the rise of Christianity but they still fell for a number of reasons. Whole empires generally don't fall for one reason and one reason alone. There's multiple socio-economic-political factors involved.
But of course, I couldn't possibly understand the complexities and multi-dimensional problems of Empires, their people, or why they even fall to begin with because I'm just so unintelligent.
I have one question for you, though. If you're 40-something like you claim to be and dislike "the youth" so much, what are you doing on a site for "the youth?"
If you are anything, young man, it is resourceful. How you came to acquire the services of an upperclassman to write your reply is nothing short of astounding considering that you are a social "reject".
Now I have one question for you: Where did it say that Gaia was a site for "the youth"? I saw no age limitation that restricts my involvement and/or participation on this site. I have nothing against "the youth" as you put it. Just ill informed people. Age has nothing to do with it. Ignorance discriminates against no one. The nex time you look in the mirror, you'll see what I mean.


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Family's planning bid rejected over higher roof on extension
Last updated at 20:32, Thursday, 22 March 2012
A Harrington family has been refused retrospective planning permission to improve an extension, despite the work almost being complete.
Christine Dryden, 50, of West Gyhll Place, carried out the work for her brother Robert Dixon, 59, who was involved in a car crash 39 years ago which left him brain damaged.
Allerdale council's development panel last week voted unanimously to refuse retrospective permission, despite a recommendation of approval from planning officers.
Mrs Dryden, who was unable to attend the meeting, said: "I was gutted when I found out the decision. I bought the house because of the extension next door. It was a little cottage but when I moved in it had a garage door on it.
"We have done this to give Robert some independence and me some respite."
When Mrs Dryden decided to convert the building in 2006, she said she was told by Allerdale council that she did not need planning permission.
The work, costing £26,000, was delayed because of financial issues but when these were sorted she thought there would still be no need for planning permission.
The peak of the roof has remained at the same height but its slope was altered so that it is 31 inches higher at one end.
Following a complaint about the development by a neighbour, Mrs Dryden was told that she would need to apply for planning permission and that any further work would be at her own risk.
The neighbour, Mrs Kirkwood, said she had originally been told that the roof would only be raised by six inches and said the height of the roof now blocked out light to her kitchen and had increased utility bills because lights were on all the time.
But Mrs Dryden said that the previous view out of her neighbour's kitchen window was on to a tin roof and that they had cut down trees in their garden to try to compensate for the loss of light.
Planning manager Kevin Kerrigan said that while the original conversion work did not need planning permission, the increase in roof height did require consent.
He said that although the outbuilding had a clear impact on the neighbouring property this had to be set against the fact that the outbuilding was already there.
Permission was rejected by the panel on the grounds that it was an unneighbourly development and caused adverse impact to the residential amenity.
An enforcement notice will be served, but Mrs Dryden said she planned to appeal.
First published at 19:24, Thursday, 22 March 2012
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Drawn to Bible measurements, this picture points out all of the important features: the Ark of the Covenant, the High Priest, the Holy Place, the Holy of Holies, the Brazen Altar, the pillar of fire and more.
Includes more than a dozen illustrations and diagrams. Includes measurements, explanations, a list of sacrifices, symbols, and a time line. Perfect for adults and children. The pamphlet is 8.5 x 5.5 and unfolds to 33 inches long. Fits inside most Bible covers
Some critics charge that no one really knows what the Bible says because originals no longer exist, that is is now impossible to know what the Bible says.
Dr. Timothy Jones shows why you can trust the Bible with your precious, eternal soul.
This fold-out pamphlet provides easy-to-understand answers to these most important questions
Pamphlet measures 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" but unfolds to over 30". Fits inside the cover of most medium-size Bible covers
Includes 12 biblical reasons and 12 medical reasons for waiting. Emphasizes Gods perfect plan for marriage and Gods prohibition of sex outside of marriage. Shows sobering statistics on incurable sexually transmitted diseases. For instance
Did you know that STDs (sexually transmitted diseases) cost $8.4 billion each year to treat in the United States alone?
Two-thirds of people with STDs are less than 25 years old?
Did you know that many STD's are incurable?
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This is a poet trying to make a living writing and selling SF to SF fans-----Fo Get About It. This thing was terrable and it was free. Don't waste your time.
"Don't bother"
It's 85% policy and procedure manual and 15% SAR mission. Weber was buying a new Benz on out back.
"Dont' bother"
Honsinger got a submarine warfare manual and paraphrased it into a si-fi novel. The story of 85% trivia tech and 15% war. Don't waste you credits on this one. This one is a flop from start to finish.
"What's not to like"
Check out my review on book #2 I don't want Audible to get to upset.
This series is pure entertainment and worth 5 stars.
"Ani't there no more"
This is a must listen for Clancy fan. It lives up to everything we expect from him, and
as we say down in New Awlins (New Orleans) of precious thing that has passed-
"Ani't there no more"
"Kicking ass and taking names"
This was the warm-up for Battlefield Earth 11. There was plenty of action and space battles for us all. Anyone who doesn't like this one was wrong, wrong, wrong, This was classic Kyle Riggs at his best. The sad part was the death of Sandra. Everyone in the car had a tear in there eye.
"Children's book"
This is a coming-of-age children's book masked as sci-fi
Everything. I was so mad at myself for getting sucked into this series that I wasted 3 credits and did not ask for them back, so I would never make a Orson Scott Card mistake again.
Narrator was OK
None, if you like children's books
They should have labeled this "Teenage Coming-of-age"
And for the ones that rave about this series, you lead a very thin life.
"You will not be sorry---finally"
To all Homes fans---This is as close to the "real deal" that we will get.
"Don't waste your time"
He must have needed a new Mercedes because this one stinks. I went through the whole series and it was great. This one is 80% blah, blah, blah and 20% meat.


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Fable: The Journey's lead artist Tak Saito has praised Epic's Unreal Engine, but admitted that it's "difficult to be unique" using such well-established technology.
Among the most popular pieces of middleware currently in service, the Unreal Engine is often associated with the chunky, high gloss feel of Gears of War and Unreal Tournament.
"Artists always suffer with proprietary engines," Saito commented in a speech at the Develop Conference in Brighton today. Lionhead's decision to use its own in-house graphics technology for Fable 3 apparently held up work on character and environmental assets. "We gain a lot by working with Unreal", he went on.
"The only downside is that if you want to draw something special and unique to your game, it'll be difficult to come up with, because Unreal's an established engine."
Elsewhere in an informative talk, Saito spoke of the importance of a consistent aesthetic when crafting a game world. Offering a "lighter, more playful" style than previous titles in the series, Fable: The Journey makes much of curved forms, clean surfaces and stylised breaks.
"Unreal is really powerful, though there are some things you can't do," he concluded.
Epic's Mark Rein has emphasised that the Unreal Engine is suitable to games besides shooters.


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VG-99 new right and proper update - ROLAND
Dear Roland, we are all the community of VG-99 users that claims for a new, right and proper update of your guitars flagship product,The VG-99: * Vista 64 Driver *Improve audio capability and resolve his problems with Windows OS based sistems (audio stops changin Vg-99 patch) * Transmit +/- 12 semitones of Pitch bend MIDI commands under GTR to MIDI *Introduce a good looper *Improve the quality of amplis models and reverbs *Adds the series/parallels mode for virtual pickups *Adds guitars and bass models *Improve the quality of some effects and debug Please Roland, we are thousands of users that WANT this right and proper update. You have the capability and the proud to do it, as soon as possible. Thank you
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Identity Management
The federal government's first major test of cloud-based identity management now has a vendor.
A contract to develop the Federal Cloud Credential Exchange (FCCX), a cloud-based hub that will allow people to use third-party credentials to efficiently and securely access multiple federal websites and services, went to Toronto-based SecureKey Technologies, FCW has learned.
Under the deal, USPS will enter into a firm fixed-price contract with SecureKey Technologies with a one-year value of $2.4 million. If two additional one-year options are exercised, the contract's value could jump to as much as $15 million.
SecureKey Technologies will provide software configuration, hosting, help-desk services and third-party integration.
FCCX is an outgrowth of the White House's National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace, launched in 2011. NSTIC aims to create an identity ecosystem in which people can tap private or public identity providers for trusted third-party credentials that allow users to log into multiple government resources.
Most agencies have separate in-house identity management systems that require users to create different usernames and passwords for the agency sites and services they access. FCCX would streamline relationships between participating trusted identity providers and agencies by brokering externally issued digital credentials to grant people access to certain federal websites and services.
Identity management heads to the cloud
In-house ID management systems are a costly burden for agencies, according to USPS' solicitation for the cloud hub earlier this year, and they create "a burden to the citizen to manage a username and password for each agency application they need to access."
In an interview with FCW for a previous story, Naomi Lefkovitz, senior privacy policy adviser at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, said FCCX could help the federal government reduce costs through repetitive credentialing and alleviate username and password issues for citizens.
"Those are really the efficiencies -- and the good customer experience -- we are looking for," said Lefkovitz, who also co-led the FCCX Tiger Team that identified the cloud system's requirements and technical architecture.
That team, which consisted of USPS, the General Services Administration and NIST, began exploring the possibilities for FCCX last year, but it is unclear which agencies will be the first to try the system once it is developed.
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Really?! So we are outsourcing our nation's trusted identity credentialing services to a foreign-held company?! And who thought this was an acceptable solution for the American public? Time for some calls to our Congressmen!
So the US government gave a contract to manage US citizens identifying information to a company that won't be subject to US privacy laws and probably, given US citizens aren't Canadian citizens, won't have Canadian privacy law protections either. I think I'll try to avoid using this till it is given to a company headquartered in the US and vote against any politician that doesn't push for legislation requiring that. (Including requiring that this information can not be collected by the NSA, CIA…, which given that it will be crossing a US border now is fair game for them.) Our founding fathers wouldn't recognize this government anymore.
Some things should simply not be off shored. Fundamental cyber security controls is one of those things.
USPS release a paper on how they could be the trusted provider of digital identies to the US, kinda like they already do passport. Read their paper at http://www.uspsoig.gov/sites/default/files/document-library-files/2013/rarc-wp-12-011.pdf


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The first expansion for Sid Meier's Civilization V is out today and promises to mix the gameplay experience up with a number of tweaks and much requested features.
The biggest of the new additions in the Gods and Kings expansion is the re-introduction of religion and espionage, which were present in the previous entries in the series but absent from the original release of Civ V.
Reviews for the game have started to appear online and, as always, we've corralled them up and stuck them into a list. Take a look below and see how what critics think of it.
- Polygon: 9/10 - Players coming in cold may still get bogged down in Civilization V's unique (and minor) missteps, but Gods & Kings represents so much of an enhancement over the core game, Firaxis could have added a new graphics engine and shipped it as Civilization VI. With a load of new civs, units, wonders, resources, mechanics and scenarios (I heartily recommend "Into the Renaissance") Civilization V: Gods & Kings is all that and a bag of deities.
- VideoGamer: 8/10 - Civilization V: Gods & Kings doesn't tear down and rebuild Civilization V, but instead acts as a gentle overhaul that rounds out and deepens many of the game's core systems. Gods & Kings won't be enough to silence the non-believers, but this expansion will certainly rekindle the attention of those faithful to Civilization V's streamlined focus.
- GamesRadar: 8/10 - The rippling effects of the Espionage system, Religion's modifications to the early and mid-game, and the abundance of changes and other bits of new content more than justify the price of the expansion. While it might feel a little lackluster in the short term, the amount of variation it will add to the hundreds of more hours we plan on putting into Civilization V will undoubtedly prove worthwhile.
- Eurogamer: 7/10 - On the other hand, once you know the reworked espionage, diplomacy and AI all disappoint, Gods & Kings' feature list starts to look a lot thinner. In a series that's always had a certain pride to it, what you're paying for here, really, is a renewed addiction and precious little else. That's a bit of a shame for Civilization and civilisation alike.
- NowGamer: 8.0 - If you're a diehard Civilization player you'll most definitely appreciate the new additions, while the tweaks through new and existing units means regular Civ 5 players will have a few new strategies to look into. But the inclusions just aren't severe enough to make Civilization 5: Gods And Kings a worthwhile purchase for every range of Civ player. These new features fit so smoothly into Civilization 5 it's almost the game Civ 5 always should have been, but at £20 is it too much to want things mixed up a bit?
- Mashable: No score - Gods & Kings feels like the puzzle piece missing from the original release of Civ V. Die-hard fans will get a lot out of it. If you're a Civ fan who lost interest in V, this expansion will rekindle your faith. If you never liked Civ V to begin with, the added features here probably won't address your core complaints.


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Premiership clubs could be in breach of contract if they implement a Heineken Cup breakaway plan, says former Rugby Football Union chief Martyn Thomas.
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Independent chairman: Jean-Pierre Lux
England: Rob Andrew (Rugby Football Union), Peter Wheeler (Premiership Rugby)
France: Michel Palmie (French Rugby Federation), Rene Bouscatel (Ligue Nationale)
Ireland: Philip Browne (Irish Rugby Football Union), Peter Boyle (IRFU)
Italy: Fabrizio Gaetaniello (Italian Rugby Federation), Orazio Arancio (FIR)
Scotland: Ian McLauchlan (Scottish Rugby Union), Mark Dodson (SRU)
Wales: Roger Lewis (Welsh Rugby Union), Stuart Gallacher (RRW)
Premiership Rugby is the umbrella organisation for the 12 top-flight clubs in England
Premier Rugby has signed a £152m deal with BT Vision to show live European matches from 2014, raising doubts over the future of the Heineken Cup.
Thomas says an agreement between the RFU and clubs prevents this happening.
"It stipulates the clubs must play in the two European competitions up to and including 2015-16," he told BBC Sport.
"If they go ahead with this breakaway they could be liable for a legal challenge and having to pay substantial damages."
Thomas, a former lawyer, was chairman of the RFU when the agreement was signed in November 2007, securing an estimated £110m for Premiership clubs.
The agreement "governs the professional game in England" from 1 July 2008 until 30 June 2016.
Stakeholders in European Rugby Cup (ERC), the organisation charged with governing the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup, will meet in Dublin on Tuesday to discuss the future of European competition.
A spokesman for Premier Rugby told BBC Sport he "did not recognise" the clause in the 2007 agreement that Thomas was referring to.
"The clubs will still be competing in European competition anyway, although under a different guise, and the meeting in Dublin is about defining a new European competition," he added.
The RFU refused to comment, referring back to the statement it released last week, which read: "Whilst the RFU has not given consent to Premiership Rugby to grant European broadcasting rights, we believe it is important to work with them and with all parties involved to find common ground."
ERC responded to Premier Rugby's announcement last week by declaring their own new four-year deal with Sky.
But Premier Rugby argues that ERC's right to negotiate broadcast deals on behalf of unions is only valid until the start of the 2014-15 season.
On Saturday, Premiership Rugby chief executive Mark McCafferty had said: "The context everyone has to remember is that there is no European competition after 2014 for anyone, because notice has been served on the accord so there is a vacuum in 2014.
"We are trying to decide - everyone is trying to decide - what should replace it. Whichever way, there will be new competitions after 2014."
Meanwhile, Brett Gosper, the new chief executive of the International Rugby Board, is confident that the future of European club rugby will be resolved.
"It's an issue between the RFU and the PRL and we're pretty certain they will sort that out," he told BBC Sport.
"The good news for rugby is there are some powerful media interests that are interested in the sport of rugby and that's a good thing to take out of it.
"We're hoping and we're sure that the RFU and PRL will sort out the issues that will put this back on track."
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Comment number 198.
19th September 2012 - 16:21Problem with bigger competition is somebody has to lose out and not play still. With quarters and semis we would still be looking at 32 teams which is 6 missing out or an extra couple of games and 40 teams in which case we are missing 2 teams. Can't see the 6 missing out feeling like they are being looked after. Would be nice if we could find another 2 teams that could compete though.
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19th September 2012 - 16:07ulsterrrr 32 teams is too big in my opinion and what would that be top 10 from each league plus winners of trophies? In 2 of the leagues you'll have all but 1 side. Huge and you've effectively killed off real competition in the ACC. The future to me is a tiered structure helping to develop rugby across all of Europe rather than an almighty Euro super league at the top.
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19th September 2012 - 16:03Well...I would but they certainly wouldn't be bonus point wins! ;-)
Comment number 195.
19th September 2012 - 15:53@ 190. Good point but why is everyone so happy to reduce the number of teams?! Eng and Fra feel they are hard done by in qualifying so why not expand it as i mentioned in earlier posts! Both those leagues are strong enough. I certainly wouldn't feel confident of Ulster going to the likes of Gloucester or Stade coming away with the win! 32 teams like the champions league sounds perfect to me!
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19th September 2012 - 15:17True, the BT deal is a real sticking point, something I tend to see as a different issue to the whole remodeling of the HC. My gut feeling is that the ERC will take a large chunk of the cash, the AP clubs home games will be shown on BT then scrapped at the end of the deal. Same way it was done with 6N & Sky. Who knows though.
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The rash of injuries to Oregon's defensive backs prompted coaches to play highly touted freshman cornerback Cliff Harris.
Harris, a late arrival last summer while awaiting academic clearance from the NCAA, is considered one of the team's most gifted athletes. He had been slated to redshirt, but season-ending knee injuries to Walter Thurmond III and Willie Glasper have left the Ducks very thin in the secondary, and especially at cornerback.
Harris entered the game on UCLA's last possession of the first half. He was in coverage on a deep incompletion, and he played for much of the second half, as well as on special teams.
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>> Last Friday, employees at Christian Lacroix were informed the the workforce would be cut from 124 to 12, and the house would close at the end of July — effectively reducing it to a licensing operation — unless a buyer could be found. Today at the Arts Decoratifs, Lacroix showed what may be his last couture collection to just over 200 guests, a set of 24 looks entirely privately financed, which the designer described as: "A collection which is finished, but which was not completed under the usual conditions. It is like a sketch, a drawing for a painting . . . the classic repertory of the house, what is left, the hard disk."
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Cookbook creator says: TO try Carbs: 20.7g | Fat: 4.5g | Fiber: 4.3g | Protein: 33.3g | Calories: 255.4
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Excellent source of: Protein, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Calcium Submitted by CUTTER88 Carbs: 20.6g | Fat: 5.6g | Fiber: 1.6g | Protein: 11.3g | Calories: 174
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Submitted by WIXNWAX Carbs: 18g | Fat: 2.9g | Fiber: 10.2g | Protein: 12.6g | Calories: 110.2
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This takes about 5 minutes to throw in the crockpot, and the meat comes out so tender! This recipe makes its own gravy as well! Submitted by HEALTHIERLYNN Carbs: 4.5g | Fat: 4.6g | Fiber: 0.2g | Protein: 24.5g | Calories: 167.3
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These enchiladas are easy and quick to put together and make a great dinner with a salad on the side! Submitted by HEALTHIERLYNN Carbs: 21.9g | Fat: 12.9g | Fiber: 2.9g | Protein: 31.5g | Calories: 321.4
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Another quickie meal! Submitted by HEALTHIERLYNN Carbs: 21.3g | Fat: 2.4g | Fiber: 1.8g | Protein: 13.8g | Calories: 163.8
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Low Fat AND Low Cal! Send all thanks to HealthierLynn, she's the brain behind this recipe! Submitted by STEPH2003 Carbs: 9.8g | Fat: 7.9g | Fiber: 2.6g | Protein: 10.2g | Calories: 148.6
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Living in the south, and being on SP doesn't mean giving up all my favorite foods. Submitted by STEPH2003 Carbs: 4.6g | Fat: 3.4g | Fiber: 3.3g | Protein: 4.5g | Calories: 62
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A low fat version of an italian favorite Submitted by FRANNIEDID Carbs: 43.6g | Fat: 4.1g | Fiber: 2g | Protein: 13.2g | Calories: 262.2
Using low-fat milk instead of cream lowers the saturated fat content in this hearty summer soup. Carbs: 33.3g | Fat: 5.3g | Fiber: 2.7g | Protein: 8.1g | Calories: 209.5
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This delicious "fast food" from Japan is filling and healthy! Don't forget a side of soy or okonomiyaki sauce. Submitted by STORYWEAVER Carbs: 33.5g | Fat: 2.4g | Fiber: 2.4g | Protein: 18g | Calories: 228
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Absolutely have to have that holiday candy? Carbs: 5.8g | Fat: 2.2g | Fiber: 0.3g | Protein: 0.4g | Calories: 38.2
This is a quick and easy recipe and GREAT on a cold day! And at only 122 calories for a 1 cup serving, you can fit this into your SP Nut Range almost any day! Serve with salad and a roll, and you're good to go! Submitted by HEALTHIERLYNN Carbs: 24.4g | Fat: 0.5g | Fiber: 3.1g | Protein: 5.3g | Calories: 121.7
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What a great low cal, low fat dessert!! Submitted by HEALTHIERLYNN Carbs: 16g | Fat: 5.5g | Fiber: 0g | Protein: 3g | Calories: 134
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This recipe is the same as my other Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake recipe, but instead of using the Nilla Wafers and the Sugar Free Hershey's Chocolate Syrup, I used Chocolate Graham Crackers and Lite Hershey's Chocolate Syrup. Way better! Submitted by HEALTHIERLYNN Carbs: 8.1g | Fat: 0.4g | Fiber: 0.1g | Protein: 5.3g | Calories: 57.1


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In 1915, two years before the Russian Revolution took place, an exhibition took place in St Petersburg which turned the art world upside down. Entitled The Last Futurist Exhibition of Paintings: 0.10, it included one of Kazimir Malevich's now iconic black square paintings, a profound and original offering in a 20th Century society which repressed modern ideas almost as furiously as it bred them, and it's this spirit of radical thinking in the midst of a restrictive society which sits at the root of the Whitechapel Gallery's new exploration of abstract art, Adventures of the Black Square.
With photography now a ubiquitous medium gifted to everyone for the price of a smartphone, it's easy to forget that it was once the preserve of only a select few pioneers, whose experiments with light-sensitive chemicals and simple mechanical structures gave birth to something we all take for granted today. But a new show at The Science Museum's Media Space seeks to remind us of the pioneering endeavours of modern photography's forebears.
The name Jeremy Deller conjures up all manner of conflicting images in my mind's eye; of frivolous inflatable sculptures and brass bands playing acid house; of turbulent clashes between miners and police and the rusted bodies of motor vehicles. He's got a real knack for uniting ideas that feel inherently opposite. So his latest show at Modern Art Oxford shouldn't come as too much of a surprise in its bringing together of two figures who seem very much at odds with each other.
There's not a pie in the cultural world that James Franco isn't ready and willing to stick a finger into, and to prove it the actor, director, poet and musician has just announced a new exhibition of his artworks, entitled Fat Squirrel, which is to be held at London's Siegfried Contemporary gallery. The show is an undeniably eclectic collection, including a number of self portraits of the artist in the guise of various famous historical figures, a deer orgy entitled Triple Team, and some bright painterly collages, not to mention the eponymous overweight rodents which are undoubtedly our favourites.
There are equal doses of pleasure and frustration to be had in stumbling across the work of a photographer you've never seen before. It's classic FOMO on a macro scale, coupled with joy at the prospect of showing off the treasure you've found. At least that's what I felt when I discovered that photographer Mark Neville was to be showing two of his photo-series alongside one another in a new show entitled London/Pittsburgh at London's Alan Cristea Gallery.
London's Wellcome Collection space always hosts explorations of the things that fascinate us most. It's covered death, it's exhaustively explored the human body in all its glory and grotesquery, and now it's moved on to surely the most fascinating of all – sex, or more precisely, how people have studied it.
How's this for a collaboration? Artist Quentin Jones, who counts photography, animation, painting and filmmaking among the tools of her trade, has teamed up with spatial designer Robert Storey to create the setting for her new exhibition in the The Vinyl Factory Space on London's Brewer Street, with Robert creating a set for each of Quentin's works.
Right now, illustrator-turned artist extraordinaire Jordy van den Niewendijk is probably having a nap. For the last few weeks he's been rushing around the world getting his work together for a very exciting solo show at New York's trendy Moiety Gallery. It's safe to say Jordy is one of our favourite artists, and to see his work evolve aesthetically over the years yet still cling on to that trademark style is great, a little bit like watching one of those cool videos of flowers blooming in slow-mo.
Hands up who loves boobies and butts? The pervier of us will appreciate this brand new show from Mike Perry which sees him collate all his brilliant nudie drawings in one place, and if you're not a perv you'll just love the colours. They say the human form is a beautiful thing, but sometimes people forget that it's also super fun too. Good for lovely, bearded Mike for noticing this and spending ages drawing people with legs akimbo on coloured paper to entertain us straight-laced British folk. If you're into illustration and/or nudity, head down to KK Outlet tonight for this scintillating show.
In 1963, the Royal College of Art held an exhibition celebrating 15 years of the school of graphic design. In the show's catalogue, Professor Richard Guyatt remembered the days when the term was adopted by the college. "With a certain sense of relief, but not much conviction, the name 'Graphic Design' was chosen," he wrote. "No one was quite sure what it meant, but it had a purposeful ring…"
In the summer of 1979, several legs boarded a ferry travelling from Dieppe to Plymouth. However unlike most other legs making the journey, these didn't have any feeling in their toes.
Just over a week ago It's Nice That's Jamie McIntyre and I took a train from London to Glasgow to the much-antiticipated Graphic Design Festival Scotland. We had been invited by Beth Wilson and James Gilchrist, two students who had recently graduated from Edinburgh College of Art. During their degree the two had found themselves working best when together, and decided to form Warriors Studio as a duo. They began thinking about the climate of graphic design in Scotland, the need for something new and exciting and – most importantly – what the hell they were going to do when term ends and they were turfed out to fend for themselves.
Designing for the Design Museum's Designs of the Year must be in many ways a dream project, in many ways a nightmare. Creating graphics that can seamlessly place disciplines as disparate as graphic design, furniture, product and architecture comfortably next to one another takes skill and an eye for leaving said projects to speak for themselves. Ok-RM's graphics did just that, sitting back to let the viewer to make their own decisions about each project on its own merit, regardless of how it was made or by whom. Clean, well-spaced and scant typography work with clever colour-coding to form an overall aesthetic that more than deserves its place alongside the best designs of the past 12 months.
Listen up digital art types! If you've got great idea for a project that you haven't been able to make happen, The Space may just be able to help. The not-for-profit venue has launched an open call to help a creative make that one crazy idea a reality, with funding and mentoring on offer. They say: "Nothing's off limits; this is about pushing the boundaries and the project can take their point of departure from any artistic discipline, from music and film to visual arts and gaming."
Victoria Siddall has worked at Frieze for just over a decade and two years ago was made Director of Frieze Masters. Excitingly, just a few weeks ago she was appointed Director of Frieze Masters, Frieze New York and Frieze London. As well as being one of the most powerful women in the art world, Victoria is also my sister, so I was curious to find out how she's feeling on the dawn of her new career.
Imagine a dream world in which the heavy task of town planning was given over to the artists and creatives whose visions could ignite the city and bring out its most defining features. Some cities in the world are known for their cultural heritage: Nantes wasn't one of these until 15 years ago, and since then it's been a slow burn fuelled by the imagination of a group of risk-takers coralled by French public art impressario Jean Blaise and his curator David Moinard.
For years I ventured no further than the hallowed halls of the lower floors of the V&A. And then, one day, like Lucy and Edmund tiptoeing upstairs to discover Narnia, I crept into the Theatre and Performance Galleries and found another magical wardrobe.
There are several cool job titles found in British history and Constable of the Tower of London is right up there. The Duke of Wellington took the office on route to becoming Prime Minister and made several major innovations including draining the moat, closing the Royal Menagerie and shutting down the taverns within its walls. All of which makes him sound like a prize spoilsport, but in fact after his tenure the Tower was both better-equipped for its military purposes and drawing more visitors than ever.
The South London Gallery describes Lawrence Weiner, whose new exhibition All in Due Course opened there last Friday, as a "reluctant pioneer of conceptual art," which must be one of the coolest epithets going. The American artist has been creating his typographic wall sculptures since the 1970s when he first pioneered his unique medium which he maintains is not conceptualism but a kind of sculpture made using "language + the materials referred to."
Once upon a time, the church spires of New York offered an unrivalled view of the city. But in photographer Berenice Abbott's Manhattan of the 1930s, skyscrapers shot up on every side and suddenly there were windows and back streets, balconies, construction sites and advertising billboards all crying out for a camera to capture their unique perspective of the metropolis. Changing New York is Abbott's anatomy of the town, dissecting it, discovering its dramatic angles, dappled shadows and dilapidated dwellings. Her work is a fitting opening for the Barbican Art Gallery's Constructing Worlds exhibition, exploring architecture and its relationship to the world through more than 250 images from 18 artists.
Even if you haven't seen it, you'll have heard of it, because Gone With The Wind is still, 75 years after its release, the most successful blockbuster of all time. David O. Selznick's multi-Oscar winning film has weevilled its way deep into the American – and the world's – subconscious, creating so vivid a cultural memory we're almost tricked into believing we lived through it all too. Even a lass like me, "southern" only in the east London sense of the word.
Edwin Smith's England is a faraway place, and yet a familiar one. It's a land inhabited by long-skirted ladies with perms, where brass cash registers are used on high streets fronted by butchers and bakers and grocers. No surprise then that the people's poet Sir John Betjeman dubbed Smith a "genius at photography" because he has, in his vast collection of photographs of city and countryside, inside and outside, captured the essence of the now-distant England portrayed in the writer's verse.
Imagine for a moment that the shoebox under your bed was filled not with photos of your Great Aunt June snoozing on the sofa last Christmas, but with photographs taken in space by astronauts on Apollo 14. For a lucky few at NASA this is (almost) true, and fortunately they're more than happy to share their treasures with us proles in the form of a new exhibition at London's BREESE Little Gallery.
20 years ago in 1994, little known designer Eike König set up his "graphic design playground" Hort, creating a community in the centre of Berlin where creatives could collaborate on ideas and client briefs side by side. Nowadays, the playground is slightly bigger, undertaking work for Nike, The New York Times and Walt Disney among others, but the underlying emphasis on collaboration and experimentation remains exactly the same.
"Riverbed is running." So tweeted Studio Olafur Eliasson yesterday – a poetic press release if ever I heard one – to announce the opening of the Danish-Icelandic artist's latest epic installation. Something of a titan in the art world, having already created moon, he's now built riverbed in the south wing of the Louisiana Musuem of Modern Art in Denmark.
If, while walking down the street, flicking through a magazine or sitting on a bus recently you've found yourself looking at a movie poster, you're probably in some way come into contact with the influence of Hans Hillmann. When the German graphic artist began producing film posters in 1953 at the height of the Modernist era, few realised he'd have such a profound effect on the industry, but his bold, Minimalist-inspired creations set a new standard for .
I'll be honest and say that usually when I see the words "exquisite corps" in relation to a creative project, I immediately lose interest. So often this collaborative idea – used by the surrealists as a liberating drawing exercise – is used without imagination or flair. But a current exhibition at Walls Gallery in Amsterdam looks like a fantastic exception to my rule.
Dutch illustrator Stefan Glerum is one of the most accomplished image-makers working today. His latest show at London's Kemistry Gallery is a whirlwind of references; from Art Deco to Bauhaus, Italian Futurism to Russian Constructivism; criss-crossing time and space with enviable style. Called simply Five Years of Work By Stefan Glerum, the exhibition features work with which even casual observers may be familiar, but that doesn't in any way lessen its impact. In fact it's exhilarating to go back to, say, the Bayern State Opera posters he made with Mirko Borsche and consider them anew in the wider context of his portfolio. Quite simply see this show if at all possible.
It's not a flawless guide, but you can often tell how significant the subject of an exhibition is based on who writes the foreword in the show's catalogue. That Milton Glaser contributed an essay for Ivan Chermayeff: Cut and Paste at The De La Warr Pavilion is a good guide that if you're interested in graphic design, he's a name with which you should be familiar.
It's so great to see the Nous Vous lads continuing with their quest to bring a gentle spark of inspiration to the general public. Their latest venture is an exhibition in the enormous old factory-turned-cultural centre, The Tetley in Leeds. A Watery Line will exhibit "drawings, prints, paintings and objects, producing new artwork in on-site open studios and working with a selection of other artists to deliver a programme of performances and workshops." Ahead of the opening of this exciting, friendly show, we asked Nicolas Burrows to tell us a little more about the planning of the exhibition and what they hope the public gets out of it.
Bold printing, toying with scale, subverting nature and confounding the senses seem to be the defining elements of Richard Woods' work. The artist and designer made a name for himself mimicking wooden patterns in bright colours on the surface of furniture, but his skills extend beyond simple tables and chairs. In his latest show at Albion Barn he's been given free reign to customise every inch of his exhibition space; the walls, floors and furnishings of an area in which he's exhibiting a selection of original prints. It's a pretty bold move to allow an artist to reinvent the entire gallery, but Richard has undertaken the task with characteristic flair, turning the whole environment into a vibrant, cartoonish set in which his work seems entirely at home.
I know what you're thinking, you're thinking; "How on earth did that priest train a dolphin to carry him like that?" Or maybe you're thinking; "Where did the photographer have to stand to capture that image?" Or perhaps, in fact, you're thinking; "This HAS to be fake." But all of these lines of inquiry are valid in the world of Joan Fontcuberta, the Spanish artist and photographer who's latest exhibition has just landed at The Science Museum's Media Space.
It's not a revelation that festivals of today are not what they used to be. Flower garlands have been replaced with plastic ones that you can buy at Topshop, barely adolescent bands mime where once musicians gave career-changing performances and free loving, all-night dancing sun drenched affairs have morphed into a race to see who can snog a semi-famous TV presenter first. We're not bitter about it though, especially not when we've got photographs like this to remind us of the golden age.
This week assistant editor Maisie Skidmore asks what makes a good group show. Are they really all they're cracked up to be, or are they poised for failure? Tell us what you think of them and which you've been to that were especially brilliant or terrible in the comments section below.
I love how Ryan McGinley will just burst on to the scene with a bunch of new work every now and again to remind everyone of his utter greatness. As soon as you see the new shots you realise that while you've been peddling backwards at a nine-to-five, Ryan's been photographing kids jumping into phosphorescence-filled bays, streaking wildly through prairies or lying in meadows of fluff given off by procreating trees. Some people call him a one-trick pony, sure, but it's pretty obvious that they're just jealous. At the moment, Ryan's work is on show at the high-rise Galerie Perrotin in Hong Kong where it seems to hover, hundreds of storeys up, looking down over the city, so go check it out if you're in the area.
There's a simple, iconic power to the work of Magnus Voll Mathiassen whether he's immortalising Krautrock legends Kraftwerk or sultry pop princess Rihanna with his trademark crisp lines. His reductive approach to image-making means he's ideally suited to creating bold work for album covers, but to really appreciate his work it's best to blow it up MASSSIVE. Which is more or less what he's done for his new show Hybridio in Oslo, enlarging some of his most iconic work to the size of an actually human man so you can appreciate his skill up close. He's also showing a selection of hand-drawn work and some incredible watercolours, thereby proving that there's even more strings to his bow than we'd first thought.
With the amount of press attention he's been getting over the last couple of weeks in the run up to his debut exhibition at London's Howard Griffin Gallery, you'd think photographer Bob Mazzer would be somewhat overwhelmed. This is not the case. Over the past 45 years he's been taking photographs of the people he meets on the London Underground, but it wasn't until Spitalfields Life starting posting them on their blog last year that it all kicked off.
The second year graphic design students on Central Saint Martins' BA course are about a year ahead of anyone else when it comes to their degree show planning. They've already put the wheels in motion to raise vast sums to help launch themselves professionally when they graduate. In order to do so they've got a pop-up shop in progress that aims to be the most expensive concept store the world has ever seen. In it they'll be selling one-off pieces for up to one million pounds, although the more their website is shared through social media channels, the lower the price will get.
Arriving at Paradise Row to see the new show by the iconoclastic Eric Yahnker provides a spectacular antidote to the madness of Oxford Street experienced only moments before. Greeted by a sign that reads "We the Peephole," Eric's solo UK debut and exhibition of new work boldly critiques the plasticity of pop and the contemporary political landscape: a wonderful relief after walking through a street rife with neon shops like Anne Summers and places that sell plastic fridge magnets of Diana and Robbie Williams.
When you search for "Ian Stevenson" Google suggests that you might be looking for a Canadian psychiatrist who specialised in reincarnation. I wasn't – I was after the British artist of the same name – but I can't help wonder what the former might have made of the latter's work.